EP2840806A4 - Ultrasonic generator manufacturing method and ultrasonic generator assembly system - Google Patents

Ultrasonic generator manufacturing method and ultrasonic generator assembly system

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EP2840806A4
EP2840806A4 EP13777739.7A EP13777739A EP2840806A4 EP 2840806 A4 EP2840806 A4 EP 2840806A4 EP 13777739 A EP13777739 A EP 13777739A EP 2840806 A4 EP2840806 A4 EP 2840806A4
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Prior art keywords
ultrasonic generator
assembly system
manufacturing
generator assembly
ultrasonic
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EP13777739.7A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2840806B1 (en
EP2840806A1 (en
Inventor
Tsunetaka Akagane
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Olympus Corp
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Olympus Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/01—Manufacture or treatment
    • H10N30/03—Assembling devices that include piezoelectric or electrostrictive parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B06B1/0607—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
    • B06B1/0611—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements in a pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B1/00—Spoked wheels; Spokes thereof
    • B60B1/06—Wheels with compression spokes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/01—Manufacture or treatment
    • H10N30/05—Manufacture of multilayered piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices, or parts thereof, e.g. by stacking piezoelectric bodies and electrodes
    • H10N30/057—Manufacture of multilayered piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices, or parts thereof, e.g. by stacking piezoelectric bodies and electrodes by stacking bulk piezoelectric or electrostrictive bodies and electrodes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/42—Piezoelectric device making

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Electrical Machinery Utilizing Piezoelectricity, Electrostriction Or Magnetostriction (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
EP13777739.7A 2012-04-19 2013-04-08 Ultrasonic generator manufacturing method and ultrasonic generator assembly system Not-in-force EP2840806B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US201261635492P 2012-04-19 2012-04-19
PCT/JP2013/060638 WO2013157432A1 (en) 2012-04-19 2013-04-08 Ultrasonic generator manufacturing method and ultrasonic generator assembly system

Publications (3)

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EP2840806A1 EP2840806A1 (en) 2015-02-25
EP2840806A4 true EP2840806A4 (en) 2016-05-25
EP2840806B1 EP2840806B1 (en) 2018-02-28

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EP (1) EP2840806B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5507020B2 (en)
CN (1) CN103999483B (en)
WO (1) WO2013157432A1 (en)

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US20030084561A1 (en) * 2001-11-07 2003-05-08 Olympus Optical Co. Ltd. Method of manufacturing bolt-tightened langevin type transducer
JP2005344869A (en) * 2004-06-04 2005-12-15 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Fastening screw with locking device, fastening nut and preload transmission device

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CN103999483B (en) 2017-03-01
JP5507020B2 (en) 2014-05-28
EP2840806A1 (en) 2015-02-25
US9172027B2 (en) 2015-10-27
WO2013157432A1 (en) 2013-10-24
US20150026939A1 (en) 2015-01-29

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